INFO RE X BOLT
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sikamalc
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Just bought a Browning x bolt in 243. Nice rifle handles well, light trigger pull, good safety catch in the right place.
At the moment it looks good and feels good. I have put a 3x9x40 Burris with illuminated reticle on it. The gun is on my ticket but belongs to a person I am mentoring at present.
Has a North Star can on the end.
Sikamalc
At the moment it looks good and feels good. I have put a 3x9x40 Burris with illuminated reticle on it. The gun is on my ticket but belongs to a person I am mentoring at present.
Has a North Star can on the end.
Sikamalc
With a can on the end there is no recoil to speak of. And as the person I am mentoring is a women who is fairly small in stature it works very well being a light rifle.
Mind you by the time you add the scope and mod it puts some extra weight onto the rifle. I also have a Tikka Lite in 270 cammo with a T8. Nice light rifle shoots a treat.
Regards
Sikamalc
Mind you by the time you add the scope and mod it puts some extra weight onto the rifle. I also have a Tikka Lite in 270 cammo with a T8. Nice light rifle shoots a treat.
Regards
Sikamalc
x-bolt
I am mentoring a guy who has just bought a miruko M bolt. this is the same as an a bolt which was the forerunneer of the x bolt. many of the rifles features are the same. this is a great rifle he has just had it cut for a T8 and it makes it very pleasant to shoot in .308 win.
i would recomend one whole heartedly
ruki
I am mentoring a guy who has just bought a miruko M bolt. this is the same as an a bolt which was the forerunneer of the x bolt. many of the rifles features are the same. this is a great rifle he has just had it cut for a T8 and it makes it very pleasant to shoot in .308 win.
i would recomend one whole heartedly
ruki
Ronin
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I have an X bolt 243 here that ive just screwcut.
Havent shot it, here are my observations.
Synthetic bedding is poor - but at least it has some, unlike other brands.
Bottom metal is ally and looks decent quality, I particually like the use of cap head screws as standard.
Magazine is reasonably robust (nylon) and a good lock up in the bottom metal although I wonder how long the "lever" feed device will last.
Bottom metal and mag reminiscant of Steyr Prohunter..
Browning appear to have made the action so that only certain mounts fit it - each base has 4 6x48 screws - fiddly.
Bolt has three lugs - the example I have here only two are in contact with the abutments....
Like the M16 style extractor, bolt face recessed in bolt head - good safety feature.
Trigger, hmm
Washer style recoil lug, hmm
Looks a nice compact stalking rifle, however I think it has been built to a budget in some places.
Havent shot it, here are my observations.
Synthetic bedding is poor - but at least it has some, unlike other brands.
Bottom metal is ally and looks decent quality, I particually like the use of cap head screws as standard.
Magazine is reasonably robust (nylon) and a good lock up in the bottom metal although I wonder how long the "lever" feed device will last.
Bottom metal and mag reminiscant of Steyr Prohunter..
Browning appear to have made the action so that only certain mounts fit it - each base has 4 6x48 screws - fiddly.
Bolt has three lugs - the example I have here only two are in contact with the abutments....
Like the M16 style extractor, bolt face recessed in bolt head - good safety feature.
Trigger, hmm
Washer style recoil lug, hmm
Looks a nice compact stalking rifle, however I think it has been built to a budget in some places.
Thar
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I have a Browning A-Bolt Titanium (you know which one Redmist) I looked at the X-bolt with interested the other week, the only difference I could see on the out side was a change to mounting of the scope bases with 4 bolts and not 2 per base. I was keen the see the rotary magazine as I am a fan of these on old 1903 Manlickers, but I was disappointed that it was made of plastic. The SHR is a first rate quality rifle right up there with Sako ect IMO the only down sides are that they come in only long action and not in Stainless steel.
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Tahr
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X-Bolt recoil
I have had the chance to try out the X-Bolt in .243 and .308 on the range. I am generally impressed - there is alot of rifle for the money RRP £795 (Hunter stainless) but I know of one shop doing it at £740.
As for recoil the recoil pad claims to be a new design which absorbs and deflects a large amount of the bang. On the range I found the recoil in both calibres to be very acceptable. Its the age old question - a heavy rifle absorbs more recoil but it is a b*tch to carry all day. A light rifle would and is my choice.
I am planning to buy one myself in .308 but the wooden version not the stainless/synthetic, mostly because I am an old fart (traditionalist)
I have had the chance to try out the X-Bolt in .243 and .308 on the range. I am generally impressed - there is alot of rifle for the money RRP £795 (Hunter stainless) but I know of one shop doing it at £740.
As for recoil the recoil pad claims to be a new design which absorbs and deflects a large amount of the bang. On the range I found the recoil in both calibres to be very acceptable. Its the age old question - a heavy rifle absorbs more recoil but it is a b*tch to carry all day. A light rifle would and is my choice.
I am planning to buy one myself in .308 but the wooden version not the stainless/synthetic, mostly because I am an old fart (traditionalist)
many thanks to all who have posted, your info has been very helpfull, ive now boiled down my choices of a .308 to the x bolt or a howa varmint stainless. the saving on the howa will let me buy a better quality scope. however the x bolt just feels better. what a dilema!
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